The Truth About Love (Lemar album)

The Truth About Love is the third studio album by English singer Lemar. It was released by RCA Records on 11 September 2006 and contains the singles "It's Not That Easy", "Tick Tock", and "Someone Should Tell You." The album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Lemar's highest-charting album to date and his first to make the top 5. The Truth About Love was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 15 September 2006, after only five days of it being on sale.^[1] It was later awarded Platinum on 8 December 2006.

The Truth About Love
Studio album by Lemar
Released	11 September 2006
Length	43:49
Label	RCA
Producer	Lemar Paul Meehan Daniel Pierre Brian Rawling Fitzgerald Scott
Lemar chronology
Time to Grow (2004) The Truth About Love (2006) The Reason (2008)
Singles from The Truth About Love
"It's Not That Easy" Released: 4 September 2006 "Someone Should Tell You" Released: 20 November 2006 "Tick Tock" Released: 19 March 2007

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic editor Sharon Mawer rated the album three and a half stars out of five and noted that The Truth About Love quickly moves "into familiar smooth soul territory, R&B from the 2000s, and up-to-date doo wop."^[2]

Track listing

The Truth About Love track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Lemare Obika	Lemar	0:26
2.	"Love Me Or Leave Me"	Obika Eg White	Brian Rawling Paul Meehan Lemar	3:23
3.	"It's Not That Easy"	Frederik Friis Glenn Tharaldsen Lars Jensen Lorne Tennant Martin Larsson Sigurd Jansen	Rawling Meehan Lemar	3:25
4.	"Someone Should Tell You"	Obika Paul Barry Steve Torch	Rawling Meehan Lemar	3:44
5.	"Be Faithful"	Obika Fitzgerald Scott Darren Brown	Rawling Meehan Lemar	3:32
6.	"Tick Tock"	Gerard Thomas Harold Lilly Obika Hart Dementi	Rawling Meehan Lemar	3:31
7.	"Just Can't Live Without Each Other Love"	Jamie Hartman Hiten Bharadia Tina Harris	Rawling Meehan Lemar	4:08
8.	"Can't You See" (featuring Styles P & Mica Paris)	D. Brown Scott Kim Hoglund Obika Terry Brown	Rawling Meehan Lemar	3:05
9.	"When a Heart Is Broken"	Obika Meehan Tim Woodcock	Rawling Meehan Lemar	4:07
10.	"Caroline"	Obika Scott	Rawling Meehan Lemar Scott	2:27
11.	"Let's Fall in Love" (Interlude)	Cole Porter	Rawling Meehan Lemar	0:47
12.	"Anniversary" (featuring Joss Stone)	Daniel Pierre Jonathan Shorten Joscelyn Stoker Obika	Rawling Meehan Lemar Pierre	4:09
13.	"Beauty Queen"	Obika Fitzgerald	Rawling Meehan Lemar	3:40
14.	"Your Face"	Obika Adam Midgley Jamie Reddington	Rawling Meehan Lemar	3:25

iTunes edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"It's Not That Easy" (live version)	Friis Tharaldsen Jensen Tennant Larsson Jansen	Rawling Meehan Lemar	2:44
16.	"Come On Over" (UK bonus track)			3:21

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for The Truth About Love Chart (2006–2007) Peak position Irish Albums (IRMA)[3] 22 Scottish Albums (OCC)[4] 8 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 87 UK Albums (OCC)[6] 3

Year-end charts 2006 year-end chart performance for The Truth About Love Chart (2004) Position UK Albums (OCC)[7] 50 2007 year-end chart performance for The Truth About Love Chart (2007) Position UK Albums (OCC)[8] 167

Certifications

Certifications for The Truth About Love

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9]	Platinum	300,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.